In light of COVID-19 pandemic, CAF in partnership with major stakeholders such as FIFA, World Health Organization (WHO) and Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA) organised a unique one-day meeting to brainstorm on the impact of the crisis on African football. A brainchild of the CAF Safety & Security Department headed …
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The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Markus Kattner, former FIFA Deputy Secretary General and Acting Secretary General, guilty of conflicts of interest and having abused his position, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The investigation into Mr Kattner covered various charges concerning bonus payments …
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Earlier today, the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the second rankings of 2020, India stay in 55th position alongside Northern Ireland behind South Africa and Belarus, but ahead of Venezuela. India have 1432 points, the same as last quarter and …
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The FIFA Council convened by videoconference today and made important decisions for the future of football, chief of which was the selection of Australia and New Zealand as hosts of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Council approved several measures with a view to responding to COVID-19 and helping …
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CONCACAF welcomes the decisions made by FIFA regarding the men’s and women’s international match calendars. Many of our Member Associations and their communities continue to face significant challenges due to COVID-19 and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. The rescheduling of competitions, and agreements on new international …
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The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be staged in Australia and New Zealand, following a vote taken by the FIFA Council during its meeting held via videoconference, the result of which was announced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The joint bid submitted by Football Federation Australia and New Zealand …
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With just days to go until the FIFA Council votes to decide the location of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand have come together to support their nations’ historic joint bid to host the world’s largest …
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The updated match schedule for the FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup – India, which is scheduled to take place from February 17 to March 7 next year, was released earlier today. Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata and Navi Mumbai have already been confirmed as the five host cities for the tournament …
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Following the publication on April 7 of recommendations and guidelines to address some of the key football regulatory issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIFA administration has since conducted 13 different workshops with representatives from its member associations (MAs), confederations, the World Leagues Forum (WLF) and the European Club Association (ECA). …
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Following a detailed assessment of the bid books and visits to the bidding countries, today FIFA confirmed that three bids will be submitted to the FIFA Council in order for it to select the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup host(s) at its meeting to be held online on June 25, 2020. The …
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